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the house committee made steven miller testify under oath. >> nothing but the truth so help you god. >> i do. >> reporter: claiming he and his agency misled congress in not revealing for the last year that tea party and other conservative groups applying for tax exempt status had been targeted for extra scrutiny. >> why did you mislead congress and the american people on this? >> mr. chairman, i did not mislead congress nor the american people. i answered the questions as they were asked. >> who is responsible for targeting these groups? >> i'm going to take exception to the concept of targeting. it's a loaded term. >> reporter: miller said groups with tea party or patriot names were improperly singled out as a bureaucratic shortcut not out of partisanship. >> we provided horrible customer service here. i will admit that. we did. horrible -- but politically motivated is a different question. >> reporter: republicans didn't buy it. >> if the targeting wasn't targeting. if the targeting wasn't based on philosophy, how come only conservatives got snagged? >> they didn't, sir. >> reporte
the house committee made steven miller testify under oath. >> nothing but the truth so help you god. >> i do. >> reporter: claiming he and his agency misled congress in not revealing for the last year that tea party and other conservative groups applying for tax exempt status had been targeted for extra scrutiny. >> why did you mislead congress and the american people on this? >> mr. chairman, i did not mislead congress nor the american people. i answered the...
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leader, steven miller. for more, we turn to white house communications director jennifer palmieri. welcome on the "newshour." and first on the i.r.s., republicans are saying, yes, it's fine, the president forcing these resignations, but they are saying there has to be more. there have to be prosecutions. people need to go to prison. does the president agree? >> well, you know, the steps that he has-- that he's taken on the i.r.s., you know, first thing we wanted to do was to let the inspector general's report conclude that investigation. that's happened. we have the report. there's a lot of disturbing-- there's a lot of disturbing facts about how the place was managed in that and theecr ary lew, secretary of the treasury, to go back now and figure out exactly what happened and hold people who are accountable accountable for this mismanagement. so, the first action was secretary lew asked yesterday for the acting commissioner's resignation and received that. you know that there was anothe another-- there was another administrative action on personnel there today. so we still think t
leader, steven miller. for more, we turn to white house communications director jennifer palmieri. welcome on the "newshour." and first on the i.r.s., republicans are saying, yes, it's fine, the president forcing these resignations, but they are saying there has to be more. there have to be prosecutions. people need to go to prison. does the president agree? >> well, you know, the steps that he has-- that he's taken on the i.r.s., you know, first thing we wanted to do was to let...
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make it very clear that steven miller is on his way out as he announced -- as the president announced and he put out in his own e-mail yesterday. he said he wasn't going to leave until early june. this would make it sound like that replacement is going to happen sooner than that. but there hasn't been a full time irs commissioner since doug shulman left late last year. his name has come up about the irs's targeting of conservative political groups, as well. this has been a void that this white house has been trying to fill for a significant period of time right now. >> peter, how are people reacting within washington especially after the president came out with what jack lew was forced to do. are people saying this is a reactive measure or proactive? >> i think the white house would say there is only so much they could do while they're still waiting for the investigation. for that to be completed and as soon as it was done, as soon as they got it, the president made his remarks yesterday in the east room here at the white house. but this was a remarkable site that we witnessed in the
make it very clear that steven miller is on his way out as he announced -- as the president announced and he put out in his own e-mail yesterday. he said he wasn't going to leave until early june. this would make it sound like that replacement is going to happen sooner than that. but there hasn't been a full time irs commissioner since doug shulman left late last year. his name has come up about the irs's targeting of conservative political groups, as well. this has been a void that this white...
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. >> reporter: steven miller-- the man forced out as acting head of the i.r.s.-- began by acknowledging failures. >> first and foremost, as acting commissioner, i want to apogize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided. the affected organizations and the american public deserve better. partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the i.r.s. it cannot even appear to be a consideration in determining the tax exemption of an organization. >> reporter: but at the same time, miller asserted i.r.s. staffers did not act out of political motivation when they gave special scrutiny to tea party and other groups on the political right. >> i think that what happened here was that foolh mistakes were ma by ople trying to be more efficient in their workload selection. the listing described in the report, while intolerable, was a mistake and not an act of partisanship. >> reporter: miller resigned wednesday, at the behest of treasury secretary jack lew. joseph grant, who oversees requests for tax-exempt status, als
. >> reporter: steven miller-- the man forced out as acting head of the i.r.s.-- began by acknowledging failures. >> first and foremost, as acting commissioner, i want to apogize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes that we made and the poor service we provided. the affected organizations and the american public deserve better. partisanship or even the perception of partisanship has no place at the i.r.s. it cannot even appear to be a consideration in...
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. >>> ousted irs commissioner steven miller testified before the houseways and means committee. he admitted the irs's behavior were wrong but insisted they were not motivated by politics. >> you can assure us there was absolutely no sharing of this information -- >> -- and others will look at that but i would be shocked congressman if that happened, shocked. >> it was called after they acknowledged they targeted the tea party and other groups who asked for tax-exempt status. >>> statewide unemployment rates released today show the jobless rate here has taken a significant drop. according to the state employment development department the unemployment rate fell to 9% in april. that is down from 9.4% the month before. it is also the lowest it has been since november 2008. the e d d says california added more than 273,000 jobs since the same period one year agonchts after days of responding to the irs scandal the president this morning turned the spotlight to the economy during a visit to baltimore. the president toured a company that makes dredging equipment. mr.obama noted that c
. >>> ousted irs commissioner steven miller testified before the houseways and means committee. he admitted the irs's behavior were wrong but insisted they were not motivated by politics. >> you can assure us there was absolutely no sharing of this information -- >> -- and others will look at that but i would be shocked congressman if that happened, shocked. >> it was called after they acknowledged they targeted the tea party and other groups who asked for tax-exempt...
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. >> reporter: acting irs commissioner steven miller refused to answer reporter questions tuesday. >> i think probably the most troubling aspect is that the acting commissioner when he knew about this responded to the committee in writing that they weren't doing it. >> reporter: miller will be forced to answer questions on friday when he testifies before a congressional committee. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> today the russian foreign ministry issued a formal protest after throwing an american diplomat out of their country. intelligence officials say they caught a u.s. embassy officials trying to recruit a russian agent to the cia. they claim he carried an arsenal of spy supplies including a compass and street map but some question if these are modern day tools of a real american spy. >> i don't know that i would necessarily expect a spy to be walking around with two wigs, three pairs of sunglasses and his official diplomatic id card. >> his arrest comes as u.s. and russian agents have been working together in the investigation over the boston bombings. >>> let's c
. >> reporter: acting irs commissioner steven miller refused to answer reporter questions tuesday. >> i think probably the most troubling aspect is that the acting commissioner when he knew about this responded to the committee in writing that they weren't doing it. >> reporter: miller will be forced to answer questions on friday when he testifies before a congressional committee. danielle nottingham, cbs news, capitol hill. >>> today the russian foreign ministry...
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chief steven miller about his former employer's targeting of conservative groups g.o.p. leaders say that they just want the truth but what are they really after we'll talk about this and more in tonight's big picture rumble and republican party emerge from its two thousand and eight defeat as powerful as ever how did this happen and who backed the right resurgence. in tonight's conversations with great minds.
chief steven miller about his former employer's targeting of conservative groups g.o.p. leaders say that they just want the truth but what are they really after we'll talk about this and more in tonight's big picture rumble and republican party emerge from its two thousand and eight defeat as powerful as ever how did this happen and who backed the right resurgence. in tonight's conversations with great minds.
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to your pint, steven miller could tell you it was poor planning, it was nonpartisan, and by the way, we were trying to be more efficient making it a heroic action. he couldn't remember anything else. >> why isn't anybody scared to death about the fact that this scandal is in the irs? we're increasingly at the mercy of this police forc it has greater and greater power. >> the system works, dagen. >> we've got a whole i new set f tax brackets. >> this isn't about the tax code. >> by the way. >> it's going to have to police the health program. >> do you really think the tax-exempt groups that they targeted, i know they're right wing, do you think they should be tax-exempt? the problem is they're focusing on one type. those groups are political action committees. >> hold on one second. >> wait a minute. >> that's not the argument here. >> i agree. i know all that. >> let's be honst before we start casting aspersions. they went after groups that chanticleeshould not be tax-exe. >> said who? >> why shouldn't they be tax-exempt? >> they were looking to find out who was on the political acti
to your pint, steven miller could tell you it was poor planning, it was nonpartisan, and by the way, we were trying to be more efficient making it a heroic action. he couldn't remember anything else. >> why isn't anybody scared to death about the fact that this scandal is in the irs? we're increasingly at the mercy of this police forc it has greater and greater power. >> the system works, dagen. >> we've got a whole i new set f tax brackets. >> this isn't about the tax...
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acting irs director steven miller grilled in the first of a series of hearings on the targeting of conservative interest groups. accusations, denials, and few answers to who knew what and when. eamon javers following the hearing from washington. >> good evening. there were a few answers. miller testified for just about four hours all told, republicans, very eager to get answers to their questions, producing a number of very uncomfortable moments for miller. take a look. >> so that was a lot of questions, sir. >>ith one. how can we conclude you did not mislead this committee? >> i did not mislead the committee. >> you are a law enforcement agency for crying out loud. i was a cop for 33 years. you raised your right hand today. did this committee had the right to know what you knew? yes or no? >> i answered all questions truthfully, i also will tell you that it was -- >> let me ask you -- i'm going to go to mr. george because you're not going to cooperate with me, mr. miller, and you have been uncooperative during the hearing. >> what day did the conversation take place? >> i would have to look ba
acting irs director steven miller grilled in the first of a series of hearings on the targeting of conservative interest groups. accusations, denials, and few answers to who knew what and when. eamon javers following the hearing from washington. >> good evening. there were a few answers. miller testified for just about four hours all told, republicans, very eager to get answers to their questions, producing a number of very uncomfortable moments for miller. take a look. >> so that...
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steven miller who is currently the acting commissioner for the irs. thank you both for being with us today. you will each have five minutes to present your testimony with your full written testimony submitted for the record. mr. george, we'll begin with you. you are recognized for five members. >> chairman camp, member levin and members of the committee thank you very much to discuss our report of oversight of the internal revenue service of groups that apply for tax-exempt status. as you ar ware the organization i lead protects the integrity of the federal tax system. our audit was initiated based on concerns expressed by members of congress because of taxpayer allegations that they were subject to unfair treatment by the irs. our report issued earlier this week addresses three allegations. first that the irs targeted specific groups applying for tax-exempt status. second, that they delayed the processing of these groups' applications and, third, that the irs requested unnecessary information from groups it subjected to special scrutiny. all three al
steven miller who is currently the acting commissioner for the irs. thank you both for being with us today. you will each have five minutes to present your testimony with your full written testimony submitted for the record. mr. george, we'll begin with you. you are recognized for five members. >> chairman camp, member levin and members of the committee thank you very much to discuss our report of oversight of the internal revenue service of groups that apply for tax-exempt status. as you...
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steven miller was planning to leave anyway on june 1st. this is very convenient scapegoat for the president. what the president wants to do is make a bad story go away. it's not going to happen. we're going to hold hearings in congress and in the ways and means committee. we're going to follow the facts. where the facts take us that is where we're going to go. big question, what did the white house know, how is the white house connected, who made this order -- it isn't just the irs, it's all federal agencies freakishly managed to make decisions to help the president's reelection effort. that is what this is about. we need to get some answers but more importantly the american people need to have the confidence restored. we can't have the irs, we can't have them enforce obamacare. >> eric: president said he found out about the irs issue when he saw it on the news. if you believe it, who the heck is running the place? >> that the question. that is why, the best thing the president could do is say i'm directing everyone in my administration to
steven miller was planning to leave anyway on june 1st. this is very convenient scapegoat for the president. what the president wants to do is make a bad story go away. it's not going to happen. we're going to hold hearings in congress and in the ways and means committee. we're going to follow the facts. where the facts take us that is where we're going to go. big question, what did the white house know, how is the white house connected, who made this order -- it isn't just the irs, it's all...
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i wouldn't want to be steven miller today. i was watching the hearing and thinking, well, if he hadn't sort of resigned or been asked to resign earlier this week, he probably wouldn't have held on to his job after today. it's an almost impossible situation he's in. but look, again, you got to listen to the words "i don't believe that happened." i would be shocked if that happened. he's trying to basically say look, i don't know everything that happened here. and luke mentioned this. this is the tip of the iceberg situation. republicans believe that this is something that the american people want investigated further. that they owe it to their constituents to sort of see how far up the chain of command this went. and i would say look, the irs has done itself no favors, including mr. miller. by the fact that if he didn't lie, he certainly misrepresented in the past his knowledge of whether the irs was or was not targeting folks. and i think that's why you see such a hostile atmosphere for him at the same time. because members of
i wouldn't want to be steven miller today. i was watching the hearing and thinking, well, if he hadn't sort of resigned or been asked to resign earlier this week, he probably wouldn't have held on to his job after today. it's an almost impossible situation he's in. but look, again, you got to listen to the words "i don't believe that happened." i would be shocked if that happened. he's trying to basically say look, i don't know everything that happened here. and luke mentioned this....
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steven miller fired just three days ago as abting ingacting head of the irs. he faced a tough day of questioning on capitol hill yesterday. that's where margaret brennan is this morning. margaret, good morning. >> good morning to you. he testified here on friday and republicans say he left them with even more questions. acting irs commissioner steven miller opened his testimony friday with contrition. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue service for the mistakes we made and the poor service we provided. >> miller, ousted from his job this week, said those employees who targeted conservative groups did not do so for partisan political reasons. >> i think that what happened here was that foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection. >> reporter: political people did not accept it. they were furious miller had not acknowledged the irs targeting during testimony in previous years. >> why did you mislead congress and the american people on this? >> didn't this committee have
steven miller fired just three days ago as abting ingacting head of the irs. he faced a tough day of questioning on capitol hill yesterday. that's where margaret brennan is this morning. margaret, good morning. >> good morning to you. he testified here on friday and republicans say he left them with even more questions. acting irs commissioner steven miller opened his testimony friday with contrition. >> as acting commissioner i want to apologize on behalf of the internal revenue...
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report and fired steven miller. that was adecisive step and the president rejected calls for a special counsel. on benghazi, they finally released e-mails after republicans did some political maneuvering to put out stories on the benghazi attack. and ap phone roecords case, the did lay out their rationale and support a shield law. >> what does this do to the second-term agenda? are we starting to work their way to washington? >> it potentially could interfere with his agenda, but, remember, republicans themselves have powerful incentives to cooperate with him on some issues like immigration, they need that to broaden their party base and on the budget deficit, the deng that's potentially going to ripen later in the year, both sides have to get something done. they have reason to work together. >> there is caution, even though there is red meat. there is caution from former speaker newt gingrich about tempering expectations here and being more conservative in the way they are going after these things. >> no question
report and fired steven miller. that was adecisive step and the president rejected calls for a special counsel. on benghazi, they finally released e-mails after republicans did some political maneuvering to put out stories on the benghazi attack. and ap phone roecords case, the did lay out their rationale and support a shield law. >> what does this do to the second-term agenda? are we starting to work their way to washington? >> it potentially could interfere with his agenda, but,...
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steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors say she has a 50% chance of developing oi vair yen cancer. remember that took her mother's life at the age of 56. 70% of women who test positive for the gene have their ovaries removed. >>> what is hidden in your food could affect your health. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a special investigation. >> if your dog has allergies you could be giving them food making them sick without even knowing you are doing it. parents are diligent about reading labels, but the labels don't tell the whole story. >> and powerball pandemonium. they have drawn the numbers, but do we have a winner for the $360 million jackpot? >> and a dear catches a ride on the bus. the d
steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors say she has a 50% chance of developing oi vair yen cancer....
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. >> reporter: in an op-ed today acting irs commissioner steven miller said mistakes were made but they were in no way due to any political or partisan motivation. he blamed too many cases and a lack of sensitivity, but there is a firestorm in congress, because miller knew a year ago that the irs had targeted conservative groups and said nothing. >> this is either one of the greatest cases of incompetence that i've ever seen or it was the irs willfully not telling congress the truth. >> reporter: today the attorney general said he's ordered an investigation by the fbi. >> i think as everyone can agree if not criminal, they were certainly outrageous and unacceptable, but we are examining the facts to see if there were criminal violations. >> but republicans are unlikely to accept the obama administration investigating itself. three congressional committees already have planned hearings into what interaction, if any, the irs had with treasury officials or the white house and into whether anyone at the irs has been fired. brian? >> lisa myers in our d.c. newsroom to start us off tonight. l
. >> reporter: in an op-ed today acting irs commissioner steven miller said mistakes were made but they were in no way due to any political or partisan motivation. he blamed too many cases and a lack of sensitivity, but there is a firestorm in congress, because miller knew a year ago that the irs had targeted conservative groups and said nothing. >> this is either one of the greatest cases of incompetence that i've ever seen or it was the irs willfully not telling congress the...
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it reached a pinnacle friday when outgoing irs acting commissioner steven miller apologized for not revealing for a year that tea party and other conservative groups applying for tax exempt status had been targeted for extra scrutiny. >> we provided horrible customer service here. i will admit that. >> reporter: the tactic was a foolish mistake, miller said, but not a case of politics. republicans didn't buy it. >> if the targeting wasn't targeting, if the targeting wasn't based on philosophy, how come only conservatives got snagged? >> they didn't, sir. >> reporter: two other scandals royal roiled the administration, mounting criticism in the aftermath of the benghazi attack and this revelation that the justice department seized phone records from the associated press. some political analysts say the issues threaten to derail the president's second term agenda. but on the streets, it was the irs issue that had everyone talking. >> it's a pretty awful thing for them to have done. really corrupts our legal system. and the political system. >> reporter: now we're also learning that republican r
it reached a pinnacle friday when outgoing irs acting commissioner steven miller apologized for not revealing for a year that tea party and other conservative groups applying for tax exempt status had been targeted for extra scrutiny. >> we provided horrible customer service here. i will admit that. >> reporter: the tactic was a foolish mistake, miller said, but not a case of politics. republicans didn't buy it. >> if the targeting wasn't targeting, if the targeting wasn't...
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friday, steven miller, who recently resigned as the acting irs commissioner, faced the heat on the hill at a congressional committee hearing. "congress, this committee messed up by not giving any clear criteria for what a real charitable organization is. ryan: how was that not misleading this committee? you knew the targeting was taking place. you knew the terms 'tea party,' 'patriots' were being used. you just acknowledged a minute ago that they were outrageous. and then when you were asked about this, after you were briefed about this, that was the answer you gave us? how can we not conclude that you misled this committee? miller: "sir, that was a lot of questions, sir." ryan: "it's one. how can we conclude that you did not mislead this committee?" miller: "i did not mislead the committee. i stand by my answer then. i stand by my answer now. harassment, discussion that was part of that question, implies political motivation. there is a discussion going on. there is no political motivation." miller adds he does not believe partisanship motivated the action that lead to targeting of con
friday, steven miller, who recently resigned as the acting irs commissioner, faced the heat on the hill at a congressional committee hearing. "congress, this committee messed up by not giving any clear criteria for what a real charitable organization is. ryan: how was that not misleading this committee? you knew the targeting was taking place. you knew the terms 'tea party,' 'patriots' were being used. you just acknowledged a minute ago that they were outrageous. and then when you were...
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steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors say she has a 50% chance of developing oi vair yen cancer. remember that took her mother's life at the age of 56. 70% of women who test positive for the gene have their ovaries removed. >>> what is hidden in your food could affect your health. >> 7 on your side's michael finney is here with a special investigation. >> if your dog em food making them sick without even knowing you are doing it. parents are diligent about reading labels, but the labels don't tell the whole story. >> and powerball pandemonium. they have drawn the numbers, but do we have a winner for the $360 million jackpot? >> and a dear catches a ride on the bus. the dear is okay, but how he got on you r
steven miller was asked to step down in the aftermath of the irs scandal that showed the agency improperly targeted conservative groups. the president has called the irs conduct inexcusable. >>> days after revealing she had a double mastectomy angelina jolie says she is taking another radical step to reduce her risk of cancer. today the 37-year-old actress says she is planning surgery to have her ovaries removed. her doctors say she has a 50% chance of developing oi vair yen cancer....
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steven miller, the acting commissioner who recently resigned from the internal revenue service "under pressure" is expected to testify. reports say miller was aware irs employees purposely gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. and an irs statement says another official, joseph grant, commissioner of the agency's tax-exempt and government entities division, willjunerd. yesterday, president obama named daniel werfel as the new acting commissioner of the agency. werfel, controller of the white house budget office, heads to the irs next week. during a news conference yesterday, the president told reporters he sees no need for a special prosecutor to investigate the irs scandal. he believes the congressional and justice department investigations will be sufficient to figure out what happened. in bangladesh, 300 garment factories are reopening today after closing for three days over safety concerns. last month a factory collapse there killed 1100 people. worker unrest has rippled throughout the bangladeshi garment industry. a manufacturing association sa
steven miller, the acting commissioner who recently resigned from the internal revenue service "under pressure" is expected to testify. reports say miller was aware irs employees purposely gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status. and an irs statement says another official, joseph grant, commissioner of the agency's tax-exempt and government entities division, willjunerd. yesterday, president obama named daniel werfel as the new acting commissioner of...
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commissioner shulman has not been replaced, so the acting commissioner, steven miller, has been called to testify before the ways and means committee here on capitol hill on friday. scott, it is miller's signature on some of those i.r.s. letters to congress insisting over the years that the i.r.s. was not honing in on conservative groups. >> pelley: more to come, nancy. thank you very much. in his news conference today, president obama seemed to have lost his patience with questions about the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed when militants attacked there last year. congressional republicans are investigating whether the administration was honest about what happened at the time that mr. obama was running for reelection. bill plante is at the white house for us tonight. bill? >> reporter: scott, the to review those e-mails discussing how that controversy was being responded to months ago and he criticized it, saying there's no there there. >> two to three days after susan rice appeared on the sunday shows-- using these talk
commissioner shulman has not been replaced, so the acting commissioner, steven miller, has been called to testify before the ways and means committee here on capitol hill on friday. scott, it is miller's signature on some of those i.r.s. letters to congress insisting over the years that the i.r.s. was not honing in on conservative groups. >> pelley: more to come, nancy. thank you very much. in his news conference today, president obama seemed to have lost his patience with questions about...
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yesterday he accepted the resignation of the action commissioner steven miller. this all following revelations the agency singled out conservative groups who applied for a certain tax exempt status. attorney general eric holder telling congress he is going through with a criminal investigation of the irs. >>> coming up, terrifying minutes for a mother after her stroller falls onto tracks with her toddler inside. we'll show you what happened next. >>> and possibly putting your family at risk. the latest safety reports on small suv dz as and it is not g >>> cisco shines on the stock market. we'll take a look why that company is so important coming up in business news. ♪ we don't have a ten step filtering process for our water. we don't need it. because crystal geyser is made by nature, not by man. crystal geyser is always bottled at the mountain source. >>> no matter how many times i've looked at this video, it scares me every time. a heart-stopping moment for a mother in philadelphia when her stroller rolled off a train platform and onto the tracks. she was on t
yesterday he accepted the resignation of the action commissioner steven miller. this all following revelations the agency singled out conservative groups who applied for a certain tax exempt status. attorney general eric holder telling congress he is going through with a criminal investigation of the irs. >>> coming up, terrifying minutes for a mother after her stroller falls onto tracks with her toddler inside. we'll show you what happened next. >>> and possibly putting your...
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. >> reporter: lawmakers on the house ways and means committee came down hard on steven miller saying his agency failed the american people and that managers failed to come clean to congress. >> this is wrong to abuse the tax system. this screams out for tax reform, does it not? >> i think it's an area ripe for redefinition and reform, yes, sir. >> reporter: the treasury inspector-general also testified. he confirmed his findings that the irs singled out conservative groups for unfair treatment. >> the irs views inappropriate criteria to target for review tea party and other organizations based on their name and policy positions. >> reporter: president obama said he did not know about the irs scandal until it came out in the headlines last week. but republican leaders are keeping the white house on the defensive. >> this appears to be just the latest example of a culture of coverups and political intimidation in this administration. >> reporter: the president has promised to continue the crackdown at the irs. he appointed 42-year-old daniel werfel as the new acting commissioner. and a
. >> reporter: lawmakers on the house ways and means committee came down hard on steven miller saying his agency failed the american people and that managers failed to come clean to congress. >> this is wrong to abuse the tax system. this screams out for tax reform, does it not? >> i think it's an area ripe for redefinition and reform, yes, sir. >> reporter: the treasury inspector-general also testified. he confirmed his findings that the irs singled out conservative...
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. >> irs commissioner steven miller said his technical adviser told him the name but he says he doesn't remember it. there are two more hearings this week in which congress will try to get the answers. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, washington. >>> for the first time the head of the "associated press" is speaking out about the government's secret seizure of reporters' phone records. on "face the nation" yesterday gary pruitt said the government was trying to send a clear message. >> if you talk to the presentation, we're going go after you, we're going go after these leaguers. >> i don't know what their motive is, but i can tell you their actions are unconstitutional. >> pruitt called the action unconstitutional. he said the ap is considering legal action. >>> on the "cbs moneywatch" gas prices jumps and yahoo! takes a big gamble with tumbler. ashley morrison is here in new york with that and more, good morning to you, ashley. >> good morning to you, anne-marie. asian markets were higher after the japanese markets made their assessment. tokyo's nikkei added 1% while hong kong's hang seng r
. >> irs commissioner steven miller said his technical adviser told him the name but he says he doesn't remember it. there are two more hearings this week in which congress will try to get the answers. sharyl attkisson, cbs news, washington. >>> for the first time the head of the "associated press" is speaking out about the government's secret seizure of reporters' phone records. on "face the nation" yesterday gary pruitt said the government was trying to send...
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many are furious that acting irs commissioner steven miller failed to reveal the misconducts on several occasions. >> in a letter and before the committee says it was not happening. but it had been happening for years and he knew about it when he came before the committee and denied it. >> i don't have a comment. thank you, guys. >> reporter: miller refused to answer reporter questions following a closed-door meeting on capitol hill tuesday. he will tell lawmakers his side of the story friday when he testifies before the house ways and means committee. susan mcginnis, cbs news, washington. >> two additional congressional committees are also investigating the irs. >>> meanwhile, attorney general holder will also face questions today on other matters including the justice department's gathering of "associated press" phone records. he will face the republican led house judiciary committee. holder says the phone records were part of a probe into national security leaks that put the american people at risk. ap officials say it was an unprecedented intrusion into how news organizations do the
many are furious that acting irs commissioner steven miller failed to reveal the misconducts on several occasions. >> in a letter and before the committee says it was not happening. but it had been happening for years and he knew about it when he came before the committee and denied it. >> i don't have a comment. thank you, guys. >> reporter: miller refused to answer reporter questions following a closed-door meeting on capitol hill tuesday. he will tell lawmakers his side of...
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in response, acting commissioner steven miller is out of a job. >> it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. >> congress has promised its own investigation into the scandal. today the president said he would work with lawmakers. we have much more on the other steps the president wants to take coming up on the "cbs evening news with scott pelley" at 5:30. >>> they are happening more and more. dog attacks on letter carriers. the california city that has the most and where one bay area city stands on the list. >> visions of champagne wishes and caviar dreams ahead of tonight's $360 million powerball jackpot. the national record set by california. >> maybe you felt the wind today. it increaseed as did the cloud cover. and nature isn't done throwing us curveballs. we are cloudy inland. ail talk about a rain chance in the forecast, find out when next. >> a disney princess causes an uproar and
in response, acting commissioner steven miller is out of a job. >> it's inexcusable and americans are right to be angry about it and i am angry about it. i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs given the power that it has and the reach that it has in all of our lives. >> congress has promised its own investigation into the scandal. today the president said he would work with lawmakers. we have much more on the other steps the president wants...
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many are furious that acting irs commissioner steven miller failed to reveal the misconduct on several occasions. >> in a letter and before the committee said it was not happening. now not only do we find out not only was it happening but it was happening for several years and he knew about it before he came before the committee and tenned it. >> i don't have a comment for that, but thank you, guys. >> reporter: refused to answer reporters questions following a closed-door meeting on capitol hill thursday. he will tell lawmakers his side of the story friday when he testifies before the ways and means committee. the president has ordered the treasury secretary to implement recommendations to improve oversight. >> thank you. >>> sure to be asked about another obama administration controversy, the justice department's secret examination of ap phone records. holder says he had nothing to do with that decision but defended the action. bob orr reports. >> reporter: that investigation is aimed at finding who inside the government leaked c eed clad information. collected phone logs for 20 tele
many are furious that acting irs commissioner steven miller failed to reveal the misconduct on several occasions. >> in a letter and before the committee said it was not happening. now not only do we find out not only was it happening but it was happening for several years and he knew about it before he came before the committee and tenned it. >> i don't have a comment for that, but thank you, guys. >> reporter: refused to answer reporters questions following a closed-door...
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acting irs commissioner steven miller signed some of the responses to lawmakers. he's expected to face some tough questions when he testifies before congress on friday. >> this is a big deal. we're not going to let it rest. >> reporter: house republicans are introducing a bill that would make it a crime for irs workers to discriminate against groups for their political views. and more are questioning who at the white house knew about this and when. the president said he learned of it all on friday but jay carney, the white house spokesman, said yesterday that the white house counsel learned about an investigation into this matter the week of april 22nd. >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> republican lawmakers are moving forward with their investigation of last year's attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi, libya. the obama administration continues to deny allegations of a coverup. the white house insists there was no effort to change the so-called talking points to downplay the possibility of terrorism. president obama says the investigation is
acting irs commissioner steven miller signed some of the responses to lawmakers. he's expected to face some tough questions when he testifies before congress on friday. >> this is a big deal. we're not going to let it rest. >> reporter: house republicans are introducing a bill that would make it a crime for irs workers to discriminate against groups for their political views. and more are questioning who at the white house knew about this and when. the president said he learned of...
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acting commissioner steven miller was fired yesterday. today, the man who ran the division that gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups says he is resigning. the president addressed the scandal again today saying the white house knew nothing about it. >> the minute i found out about it, then my main focus is making sure that we get the thing fixed. i think we're going to be able to figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong. >> today the president named white house budget official daniel werfel as head of the irs. >>> a person of interest now murder suspects in the triple stabbing in san jose. police booked ruben ramirez this morning for killing his mother and 1-year-old nephew. he tastes attempted murder for the -- faces attempted murder for the stabbing of his 3-year- old niece who survived the attack. a six-hour hunt for him ended last night about 50 miles from the house where police say it all happened. it was on viewmont avenue in east san jose. ramirez was arrested in san francisco. authorities say ramire
acting commissioner steven miller was fired yesterday. today, the man who ran the division that gave extra scrutiny to conservative groups says he is resigning. the president addressed the scandal again today saying the white house knew nothing about it. >> the minute i found out about it, then my main focus is making sure that we get the thing fixed. i think we're going to be able to figure out exactly what happened, who was involved, what went wrong. >> today the president named...
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. >> reporter: the president personally announced that the acting irs commissioner, steven miller, is out. the resignation coming after an explosion of outrage. >> my question is, who's going to jail? >> reporter: the scandal keeps growing. more conservatives have come forward claiming they too were targeted by the irs. the preacher, franklin graham, suggested the irs audited his charities after he stood up against gay marriage. fighting another toxic topic, the white house finally gave in to republican demands and released the e-mails among officials in the days after the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya. they show, as abc news reported, that talking points underwent 12 revisions, many of the changes made after the state department expressed concerns. the edits removed references to an al qaeda affiliate, as well as references to previous cia warnings about terror threats in benghazi. not an easy day for the obama administration. president obama will take on these controversies and more during a news conference later today. john and diana. >> tahman, thank you. >>> att
. >> reporter: the president personally announced that the acting irs commissioner, steven miller, is out. the resignation coming after an explosion of outrage. >> my question is, who's going to jail? >> reporter: the scandal keeps growing. more conservatives have come forward claiming they too were targeted by the irs. the preacher, franklin graham, suggested the irs audited his charities after he stood up against gay marriage. fighting another toxic topic, the white house...
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we'll hear from the former acting commissioner of the irs, steven miller, today when he testifies at a congressional hearing about that targeting and a second irs official has also been forced to resign in the wake of this scandal. in washington yesterday tea party activists gathered promising to sue the irs. >>> a man from the former soviet republic of uzbekistan makes an appearance in federal court today after being arrested on terror charges. he was taken into custody at an apartment in boise, idaho, which federal agents combed for evidence. the 30-year-old man is accused of conspiring with a known terror group in his home country. prosecutors say he was also involved in a scheme to use a weapon of mass destruction. >>> and abc news has learned the fbi has searched an apartment in manchester, new hampshire. it's the home of a former rebel leader from chechnya. the man admits to meeting with boston marathon bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev at least a month before the attack, but he says he was not involved. also, an official says the younger tsarnaev wrote anti-american rants on t
we'll hear from the former acting commissioner of the irs, steven miller, today when he testifies at a congressional hearing about that targeting and a second irs official has also been forced to resign in the wake of this scandal. in washington yesterday tea party activists gathered promising to sue the irs. >>> a man from the former soviet republic of uzbekistan makes an appearance in federal court today after being arrested on terror charges. he was taken into custody at an...
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. >> do you think steven miller is the fall guy here? >> i think this isn't going to end up just being one person's responsibility. this is an agency. there is a group of people. decisions are made with a lot of signoff. if it's incompetence, it's incompetence that really goes into a level of wrongdoing. >> reporter: this irs inspector general report concluded agents who singled out tea party groups were not influenced by anyone outside the irs. republicans are skeptical, especially the house speaker. >> somebody made a decision to do this. and i doubt that there were low-level employees, in the cincinnati field office. >> reporter: for now, it's mostly bipartisan. >> it's clear that the actions taken by some at the irs must be condemned. >> reporter: but some democrats worry all this could have a chilling effect on irs efforts to make sure groups that are blatantly political don't get tax benefits they shouldn't have. >> taxing breaks poison our airwaves during the 2012 election season. that, too, i would suggest is a scandal. >> report
. >> do you think steven miller is the fall guy here? >> i think this isn't going to end up just being one person's responsibility. this is an agency. there is a group of people. decisions are made with a lot of signoff. if it's incompetence, it's incompetence that really goes into a level of wrongdoing. >> reporter: this irs inspector general report concluded agents who singled out tea party groups were not influenced by anyone outside the irs. republicans are skeptical,...
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we heard that from the acting commissioner before he was fired this week, steven miller. that's not true. >> right. by the way, the people of ohio must be delighted to know that cincinnati is now some sort of political backwater all of a sudden. by the way, this is a situation where they had specifically centralized all of the looking at this, these tax exempt organizations in cincinnati. then they turn around and say, oh, whoops. actually guess what? we weren't paying any attention over there. so that whole line is really sort of absurd. quite a side, by the way, from whatever coordination there was as this information was run up to the chain to washington, which we now know it was as early as 2011. >> we also know there was some letters that had been sent from democrats on capitol hill, including max baucus, the head of the senate finance committee, chuck schumer, very powerful democrat on the finance committee, essentially challenging the irs to go after these tax exempt groups. so there is a sense -- while we don't know to what extent the irs at least we don't know no
we heard that from the acting commissioner before he was fired this week, steven miller. that's not true. >> right. by the way, the people of ohio must be delighted to know that cincinnati is now some sort of political backwater all of a sudden. by the way, this is a situation where they had specifically centralized all of the looking at this, these tax exempt organizations in cincinnati. then they turn around and say, oh, whoops. actually guess what? we weren't paying any attention over...
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. >> reporter: irs commissioner steven miller testified on friday that his technical advisor told him the name of the person responsible for targeting tea party and patriot groups but he said he doesn't remember it. there are two more hearings this week at which congress will try to get its answer. jim. >> sharyl, thank you. >> five numbers and the powerball. tonight it adds up to more than $590 million dollars. and the biggest powerball jackpot ever. a single ticket with the winning number was sold at a supermarket in zephyr hills florida. ashley porter is there. ashley? >>. >> reporter: well, jim, this wing ticket was bought at this publix in zephyr hills 30 miles outside of tampa. we don't know who the lucky winner is yet but even if this person wanted to come forward today to officially claim that prize, they couldn't. because the florida lottery office doesn't open until tomorrow. but once this person does come forward, they will be the winner of one of the largest lottery jackpots ever. and also the biggest single ticket payout in american history. now to give you an idea of jus
. >> reporter: irs commissioner steven miller testified on friday that his technical advisor told him the name of the person responsible for targeting tea party and patriot groups but he said he doesn't remember it. there are two more hearings this week at which congress will try to get its answer. jim. >> sharyl, thank you. >> five numbers and the powerball. tonight it adds up to more than $590 million dollars. and the biggest powerball jackpot ever. a single ticket with the...
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the acting chief, steven miller, was forced out and today, he was hauled before a house committee to explain why it happened. this was the gist of his defense. >> i do not believe that partisanship motivated the people who engaged in the practices described in the treasury inspector general's report. i've reviewed the inspector general's report and believe the conclusions are consistent with that. i think what happened here was foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more efficient in their workload selection. gwen: the good news is there was bipartisan outrage all directed at the government agency taxpayers love to hate. the i.r.s. not with new reasons. >> not at all. the biggest news out of this is the treasury tax watchdog said he began telling senior treasury department officials about the fact that he was looking into this last summer. it started with the general counsel and then the deputy treasury secretary. that piqued the trf lawmakers of both parties -- the interest of lawmakers of both parties. perhaps they knew something in the months leading up to the president
the acting chief, steven miller, was forced out and today, he was hauled before a house committee to explain why it happened. this was the gist of his defense. >> i do not believe that partisanship motivated the people who engaged in the practices described in the treasury inspector general's report. i've reviewed the inspector general's report and believe the conclusions are consistent with that. i think what happened here was foolish mistakes were made by people trying to be more...
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former acting commissioner steven miller who resigned under pressure is expected to testify. yesterday president obama named miller's replacement, white house budget official daniel werfel. he is expected to stay on through september. president obama says it was only last week that he learned about the extra scrutiny given to conservative groups that were seeking tax-exempt status. >> the minute i found out about it, then my main focus is making sure that we get the thing fixed. >> house speaker john boehner and other republicans are calling for a criminal investigation. >>> meanwhile, the president is pledging to leave no stone unturned to reduce sexual assaults in the armed forces. he held a meeting yesterday with military leaders. according to pentagon estimates, up to 26,000 military members may have been sexually abused last year. meanwhile, on capitol hill, bipartisan support is growing for an overhaul of the military justice system. >>> 4:47. a hitchhiker became an internet hero is now accused of murder. 24-year-old caleb mcgillvary is accused of beating a new jersey l
former acting commissioner steven miller who resigned under pressure is expected to testify. yesterday president obama named miller's replacement, white house budget official daniel werfel. he is expected to stay on through september. president obama says it was only last week that he learned about the extra scrutiny given to conservative groups that were seeking tax-exempt status. >> the minute i found out about it, then my main focus is making sure that we get the thing fixed. >>...
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president obama made the announcement about steven miller yesterday. he said the public's truswas breached when the irs flagged applications for tax-exempt status from conservative groups. the president called the action inexcusable. >> i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs. >> the fbi is looking into possible criminal wrongdoing and three congressional committees are starting their own investigation. >>> meanwhile, the white house has released 100 pages of documents in connection with last year's deadly attack on a u.s. diplomatic post in benghazi, libya. the one email shows then cia director david petraeus objected to the final talking points that u.n. ambassador susan rice used five days after the attack. petraeus wanted to see more details publicly released including a warning from the cia about plans for an embassy attack. >>> a new orleans man suspected of shooting more than a dozen people during a mother's day parade is behind bars this morning. investigators arrested 19-year- old akeem scott last nigh
president obama made the announcement about steven miller yesterday. he said the public's truswas breached when the irs flagged applications for tax-exempt status from conservative groups. the president called the action inexcusable. >> i will not tolerate this kind of behavior in any agency but especially in the irs. >> the fbi is looking into possible criminal wrongdoing and three congressional committees are starting their own investigation. >>> meanwhile, the white...
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., steven miller, ignored our questions today after a closed-door meeting with the senate finance chairman. why didn't you tell the truth when you were asked directly by congress? >> we'll talk on friday, guys. reporter: the i.r.s. says miller was informed last may that tea party groups had been improperly scrutinized starting in 2010. but miller did not share that information with the house ways and means committee which oversees the i.r.s. despite repeated questions from the chairman, michigan republican dave camp, who was getting complaints from conservative groups. miller testified before your committee and was asked whether these tea party groups were being targeted. >> yes. in letter and before the committee he said it was not happening and now we found out not only was it happening but it had been happening for several years. he knew about it when he came before the committee and denied it. >> reporter: camp has called on miller to testify before the committee this friday, and, scott, he and other top officials at the i.r.s. knew that this report was coming out. that's why on friday
., steven miller, ignored our questions today after a closed-door meeting with the senate finance chairman. why didn't you tell the truth when you were asked directly by congress? >> we'll talk on friday, guys. reporter: the i.r.s. says miller was informed last may that tea party groups had been improperly scrutinized starting in 2010. but miller did not share that information with the house ways and means committee which oversees the i.r.s. despite repeated questions from the chairman,...